Central London team

John Sweeney, Team Leader

John has spent several years providing marketing services for a range of IT clients in New York. Since his return John became active in the CIM team to organise networking and speaker events. "CIM provides an opportunity to meet marketing professionals, exchange ideas and learn from each other". He obtained his Marketing diploma from Hammersmith and West London College in 1995 when he worked in Marketing for Volvo Cars. He is now Sales and Marketing Director of Navigator Customer Management, a relationship marketing agency.

Ade Onilude

Ade joined the Institute after studying the Advanced Certificate and Post-Graduate Diploma.  She is a Sales Consultant in the consumer division of the luxury brand Swarovski, the global manufacturers and retailers of cut crystal.  "I decided I wanted to meet more marketers," explains Ade, "my sales consultant role was not meeting my need to connect with other marketers."  She joined the Central London branch in 2003, which led to her conceiving and project managing The Chartered Institute of Marketing's first Women in Marketing event held in 2004.  Ade is an alumni member of The University of the Arts, enhancing her interest in the creative sector.  Her marketing experience spans roles in regeneration, the local community and in the charity sector.

Steve Revill

Steve was instrumental in the newly re-launched Central London team. His vision is, 'to create VALUE for London-based members of The Chartered Institute of Marketing'. Steve is Director of Strategic Marketing at RBS Invoice Finance. He worked at Yorkshire Bank, before going on to University to complete his business degree. After a placement year with Hewlett Packard he joined their graduate scheme and completed The Chartered Institute of Marketing Post-Graduate Diploma in 1999. Moving to London, Steve joined Barclays and worked in various business-to-business marketing roles, before joining RBS in 2002. Steve completed his first marathon in 2006, raising over £3000 for the British Heart Foundation by completing the Flora London Marathon.

John Housden

John became a member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing during the late 1970's, whilst marketing British companies in the Middle East. He then joined the committee of Central London (now known as the Central London team), enjoying two terms as Branch Chairman, then becoming Branch Councillor and Vice President. John explains "As an 'elder statesman' of the Institute, I am delighted that Central London is re-forming and very pleased to be part of the new team."  He is the Regional Manager for a company involved with environmental issues in the social housing market, as well as, a Parish Councillor and School Governor.  John travels extensively both in the UK and abroad.

Martin Bexley
Martin runs Mantra, a marketing consultancy that supports organisations across a variety of industry sectors. He regards involvement with The Chartered Institute of Marketing as imperative for awareness of what is happening within the field. “CIM is a community to share ideas and innovations,” Martin comments, “a strong CIM is important so marketing is understood and taken seriously.” A keen golfer with an MBA, he joined the Institute whilst studying for an MA in Marketing Management, in which he is now qualified. The studying continues for Martin, this time it’s the French language he wants to master.

Yvonne Njike            

Yvonne attended events organised in the Greater London region for close to a year before deciding to become involved in creating the events herself. "The golden opportunity presented itself with the re-launch of the Central London team," comments Yvonne. "Working as volunteer for this team is a fantastic opportunity for me not only to collect CPD points and become Chartered, but also to convince all other studying members of the benefits of being an active CIM member."  Yvonne is an affiliate member currently studying for the CIM Post-Graduate Professional Diploma. 

Mazia Yassim

Mazia joined The Chartered Institute of Marketing whilst studying for the Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.  She is now a qualified marketer and an Associate Member of The Institute.  Mazia is continuing her studies as a PhD student, researching sports marketing.  She also supports others in their learning, as a visiting lecturer.  Mazia is Marketing Manager for a small charity called the Development Trust.